The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-03-03

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$4,000. That tract Ball claim
r to haYe paid for. The attorney
# for the plaintiff sought TO Intro
t duce testimony showing that tn
. eighty acres were decided in trust
? but the court ruled it out. Thel
, again there was l25 acres Ina
Hazelton decided TO Ball 10 hole
, in trust for his wife. After theil
. removal to Tins county he deed
ed the land 10 Mrs. Ball al hel
request, and she controlled il un
til two or three years ago. when
it was sold TO Spencer & Hazel
ton, coal operators at New Straits
vile. for 5000. The proceeds
of this sale, which consisted Of
no!es, mortgages and other Sc
curities, were divided equally be
tween Bail and his wife. This
was the war li,ei.' business al
fairs stood last fall when the
snit was commenced. Prior to
/ this time Mr.. Ball had dis'ribu-
Ted $50, 600 among his children.
They were comfortably fixed
and the father retained about
$$33s 900. In the suit every one Of
his family was against him.
Judge Friesner in summing up
The testimony did not find that
the charge Of extreme cruelty {!
was sustained. As 10 the quest
ion Of adultery, however, there
were several instances of gull!
without condonation and be
would therefore grant Jane Ball
a divorce and alimony. In con
sidering the question of alimony,
the defendant had some rights to
consider together with what
would be a fair and equitable al
lowance to the plaintiff. Mrs.
Ball was to have the home farm
consisting of eighty acres, TO
hold and control during her
lifetime ard $1,000. The defen'-
emf, Mr.. Bail. however, gets all
Of the personalities on the farm.
excepting the household goods,
which go TO the plaintiff. AS it
was evident from the commence I
ment OF the suit that separa-
ion would . be desirable, the
judgement of the CO urt is espec- :
ally commenjable. If this coup
e had lived unhappily together
since 1870 they could. not hope i
or peace after The trial. The c
.c!ion Of Judge Friesner will +
meet The appreciation of the
people and will 10 doubt be ac-
'epted by the parties interested
IS the wIsest course that could .
nave been pursued in disposlng t
If the questioned alimony. Mr..
Ball is now flee TO will his prop :
,riy TO whom he likes, and mas
much rs every one of his chill q
lren were against him during
he trial. 1t is not improbable! THAT I
hey have received all they may :
ever expect from his estate.
The jury in the slack suit Of G
!. Ii. JAG kson vs.. the G. l. Ii. G.
E /. Co.. herein the plaintiff
,iaimed 5000 from the coal :
lack that had washed down
rom The mines of the Company
INTO his lands, went out Tues u.
lay evening. At two o'clock |
" ednesday morning they con-
GUIDED their deliberations and
assessed Mr. Jackson's damages
1t $3.50.
The court was-occupied yester,
Law in the trial of a case, III
which Hughes of New Plymouth,
sued the railroad Co. for a horse
killed by he cars. The rial Was =
II progress this morning.
The criminal suit of he,,State
Of Ohio VS.. Franklin, Aaron and
Sarah Lowery will probably com
to-day and last most !;
Of the week. The parties were in ,
iicted at the November term OF c
court for shooting with i.tent ;
70 kill. 1t WILDE remem-
,membared that the shoot ,
ng occurred last fall in Benton j
5wp. this county. Lucinda Wal
.on. young woman the person
njure !. The parties 10 the salt
ell out about pig, that belong
ID to Miss Walton. 1t was
while trying TO take, her proper
v home that she was shot by I
franklin Lowery.-, 1t was claim y
ID that on the morning of the >,
hooiing that The father of the i
10Y before leaving home loaded
lis gun and gave orders that it r
,e used if any one should at L
empt to drive away the pig. and
hat the boy acting upon the or
ers OF his parents delivered the c.
re. The case promises TO lie 81
he OF much interest. \
The Courts.